Technical Rescue
The FireRescue1 Technical Rescue resource page offers news related to technical rescue incidents as well as expert analysis focused on detailing tech rescue skills for beginner- and advanced-level skills.
Norwalk firefighters faced a Santa tangled in his gear while rappelling down a high-rise building
Rescuers spent four days in cold weather searching for Elizabeth Pollard after she fell into a sinkhole in Marguerite while looking for her cat
Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson said that authorities no longer believe they will find Pollard alive, but that work to find her continues
Eddy County fire officials say the fire excise tax funds will help enhance rescue response and fire investigations
Rescuers pulled seven people from the water and rescued one from a cliff after the boat broke apart
Shake off the strictures of COVID-19, gear up and use training to prove you’re still ‘brilliant at the basics’
Two firefighter-paramedics were lowered into the mine to rescue the injured man
The man was clinging to the side of the cliff “like a cat” as rescuers quickly formulated a plan to save him
Let’s do this: Structural collapse rescue, vertical ventilation, bailout maneuvers and more
The behemoth apparatus has been used during significant events to help save lives
Search and rescue volunteers from the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council respond to wilderness misadventures
The Missoula technical rescue team used a high point pulley system to access the victim, who was buried up to his neck in the sand
Leadville/Lake County Fire Rescue Firefighter Alex Conlin braved extremely cold and dangerous conditions to save the man from the pit
The team spent an hour rescuing the water fowl after discovering the drain extended 30 feet below street level
A step-by-step plan for rescue operations on thin and unreliable ice rescue, focusing on minimalist rigging and rapid deployment
The woman was found naked and disheveled inside the 8-foot deep drain
The pickup was hanging from the bridge only by a set of “safety chains” attached to a camper trailer
With origins in warfare, pike poles and hooks evolved to serve a variety of functions, including modern firefighting
Fire/EMS officials called in a team of surgeons to perform the rare field amputation after a tree fell on the victim’s house, trapping his leg
Inspired by technology used by the Paris Fire Brigade during the 2019 Notre Dame Cathedral fire, the LAFD recently took ownership of their own firefighting robot
Stamford firefighters raced to lift a man and woman from the truck, which was submerged 40 feet off shore and surrounded by broken ice
Several departments answered the call by responding with rescue teams, equipment and other gear needed to protect both first responders on site and the rescue victim
Video shows FDNY crews using ground ladders instead of aerial to rescue people from burning building
FD: Two workers who were trapped on dangling scaffolding were rescued through a window
All companies should carry a rescue rope for emergency situations for themselves or victims in need of a quick save
Starr County Sheriff Rene Fuentes credited more than two-dozen entities with assisting in the harrowing rescue effort
When it comes to hands-on training, what do you look forward to the most? Live-fire evolutions? Aspects of technical rescue scenarios?
Greenville County Emergency Management first responders finished training for a water rescue only to immediately use those skills in a real-life situation
Crews used an aerial to reach riders stranded on the Wave Breaker ride
Firefighters swam to the vehicle, which was almost completely submerged and were able to pull the woman, unresponsive and without a pulse, from the backseat
Members of the agency’s Special Operations HAZMAT Heavy Rescue 1 and Technical Rescue Team Heavy Rescue 2 teams assisted the 40-year-old horse known as Buddy Bear
Detailing primary and secondary search techniques and various methods of rescue
Apparent disagreements over training, funding and lack of recognition for volunteers led to the change